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Long tail and dark brown plumage make the wrentit unlikely to be confused with any other bird.
The Wrentit feeds by skulking through dense scrub gleaning exposed insects found by sight. It feeds primarily on beetles, caterpillars, bugs, and ants, but also takes small berries and seeds.

Wrentits mate for life, forming pair bonds only a few months after hatching.

How montonous the sounds of the forest would be if the music came only from the Top Ten birds.